#32026D0442Council Decision 2026/442 authorising the signing of the EU-Norway Agreement on participation in GOVSATCOM and Union Secure Connectivity Programme
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This Council Decision formally authorises the signing of an international agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway. The agreement establishes the detailed rules for Norway’s participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme. It also grants Norway access to GOVSATCOM services and to the governmental services of the Secure Connectivity Programme. Norway has been a long-standing partner in EU space initiatives and already participates in most components of the Union Space Programme. The agreement builds on an existing EU-Norway security agreement for the exchange of classified information.
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Key Changes
- Authorises the signing of the EU-Norway Agreement on 17 February 2026
- Establishes rules for Norway’s participation in GOVSATCOM component of Union Space Programme
- Grants Norway access to governmental services of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
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Obligations
What this law requires
The EU must sign the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway laying down the rules for participation in the GOVSATCOM component and the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
Norway must comply with security procedures for the exchange of classified information as established in the existing EU-Norway security agreement (OJ L 362, 9.12.2004)
Norway must follow the detailed rules for participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme as laid out in the Agreement
Norway must follow the detailed rules for participation in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme as laid out in the Agreement
The text of the Agreement must be published together with the decision on its conclusion in the Official Journal of the European Union